Tribute to a Cameraman

Series

Series Name: War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

191

Date Released

1 Jan 1945

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Sydney: a tribute to Damian Parer a cameraman who lost his life in the Pacific War during the fighing at Pelelieu, examples of some of the material shot by him: the War in Libya, Crete, the Siege of Tobruk, the assault on Salamaua (?) [sic], the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. US NATIONAL ARCHIVE ENTRY: 8 min, sd, B&W, 35mm A wreath is placed on photographer Damian Parer’s tomb in Sydney. Flashbacks show footage taken by Parer: British tanks and infantry advancing in Libya; British mortars firing on Crete; troops advancing near Salamaua, New Guinea; a soldier helping a blinded comrade; a Japanese ship in the Bismarck Sea and US troops landing on Pelelieu. Record Group 208 Accession 3276

Keywords

Newspapers; Navy; Casualties; Military; Disabled persons

Credits:

Commentator: Rex Keating

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